Higher Level Teaching Assistant

St Marie’s Catholic Primary School

Avondale Street

Standish

WN6 0LF

Salary: Grade 6, £18,358 - £20,258 per annum.

27.5 hours per week, term time working 38 weeks per year

Required for September 2026

Your role:

The Governing Board, staff and children of St. Marie’s Catholic Primary School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Higher Level Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated school team. We are an outstanding small, friendly school with a big heart and warm family environment situated in the heart of the Standish community.

You will work across the whole school, and the range of support will vary from covering PPA sessions and management time, to leading Special Educational Needs interventions and supporting class teachers with small group work, marking, displays and organisation of resources.

About you:

You will be:

• fully supportive of the Catholic ethos, values and Mission Statement.
• able to use your own initiative to work without supervision.
• able to plan, deliver, mark and assess a subject area to cover PPA and management time.
• be caring, positive and flexible with a willingness to work as part of our team.
• able to support the delivery of high quality learning experiences for all children.
• highly motivated with high expectations of children’s achievements and behaviour.
• committed to school improvement and raising standards of achievement.
• be an active member of the school team, willing to play a full part in the life of our school. including enrichment opportunities for the children.

About us:

In return we offer:

• a caring, welcoming school where everybody is valued.
• friendly, respectful and hardworking children, staff and governors.
• a supportive, enthusiastic team committed to school improvement and every child. achieving their potential.
• a commitment to Continued Professional Development.
• a bespoke, rich, diverse and broad curriculum.

Please note the CES Application form must be completed, and CVs will not be accepted.

Visits to the school are encouraged, please call the school office to arrange a convenient date and time 01257 422975.

Applications forms are returnable to the school.

Contact the school if you require any more information on 01257 422975. E-mail: enquiries@admin.saintmaries.wigan.sch.uk Website: www.saintmaries.wigan.sch.uk

Interview date: Monday 6^th July 2027

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check

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